Premier Mounts PDS-FCMA4-QL User manual
- Category
- Wall & ceiling mounts accessories
- Type
- User manual
Page 2 Installation Instructions
PP-FCMA-QL
Table of Contents
Warning Statements
Warning Statements 2
Parts List 3
Installation Tools 3
Ceiling Tile Removal 4
Ceiling Anchoring 5
PP-FCMA-QL Installation 6
Attaching Pipe Clamps 7
Attaching EMT Conduit Pipe (Optional) 7
Quick Lock Installation 8
Electrical Box Installation 10
PP-FCMA-QL Adjustments 10
Securing the Pipe to the PP-FCMA-QL 1 1
Technical Specif cations 1 1
Warranty 12
Contact Premier Mounts with any questions
(800) 368-9700
Do not install near sources of high heat. Do not install on a structure that is prone to vibration, movement or chance of impact
This product is intended for indoor use only. Use of this product outdoors could lead to product failure and personal injury.
Be aware of the mounting environment. If drilling and/or cutting into the mounting surface, always make sure that there are no electrical wires in the surface.
Cutting/drilling into an electrical line may cause serious injury.
If mounting to studs, make sure that the mounting screws are anchored into the center of the studs. Use of an edge-to-edge stud finder is recommended.
At least two qualified people should perform the assembly procedure. Injury and/or damage can result from dropping or mishandling the product.
SAFETY MEASURES MUST BE PRACTICED AT ALL TIMES DURING THE ASSEMBLY OF THIS PRODUCT. USE PROPER SAFETY GEAR AND
TOOLS FOR THE ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE TO PREVENT PERSONAL INJURY.
THE SURFACE MUST BE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING 250LBS. IF NOT, THE SURFACE STRUCTURE MUST BE REINFORCED. DO NOT
HAND OR ATTACH MORE THAN 50LBS. TO THIS PRODUCT. PROPER INSTALLATION PROCEDURE BY A QUALIFIED SERVICE
TECHNICIAN, AS OUTLINED IN THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS, MUST BE ADHERED TO. FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN
SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY, OR EVEN DEATH.
PREMIER MOUNTS DOES NOT WARRANT AGAINST DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE USE OF ANY PREMIER MOUNTS PRODUCT FOR PURPOSES
OTHER THAN THOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED ATTACHMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS,
AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, SUITS, ACTIONS OR CAUSES OF ACTION OF WHATEVER KIND
RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY MANNER RELATING TO ANY SUCH USE, ATTACHMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS.
PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF THIS PRODUCT, THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE READ AND COMPLETELY
UNDERSTOOD. THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE READ TO PREVENT PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. KEEP
THESE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS IN AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Installation Instructions Page 3
Parts List
This ceiling adapter is shipped with all proper installation hardware and components. Make sure that none of these parts
are missing and/or damaged before beginning installation. If there are parts missing and/or damaged, please stop the
installation and contact Premier Mounts (800-368-9700).
Pipe Clamp (Qty 4)
Installation Tools
Phillips Head Screwdriver Wire Cutters Ladder
¼” x 3” Eye Lag Screws (Qty 4)
PP-FCMA-QL
Braided Cable (Qty 4 Strands) Quick Locks (Qty 4)
PP-FCMA-QL(Qty 1)
1/4-20 KEP Nut (Qty 4)
M8 Flat Washers (Qty 4) M8 x 20mm Phillips Head Screws (Qty 4) M5 x 16mm Phillips Head Screw
(Qty 1)
EMT Conduit Pipe (Optional - Qty 2)
Commercially Available
Rubber Caps (Qty 4) 24” T-Bar Frame (Qty 1)
Commercially Available
¼” x 2.4” Concrete Anchors (Qty 4)
Page 4 Installation Instructions
Ceiling Tile Removal
Read all cautions and warnings before continuing.
Step 1. Carefully remove the 24” x 24” or, depending on your ceiling configuration, the 24” x 48” suspended ceiling tiles.
Observe the room and the ceiling; find the proper location for the PP-FCMA-QL placement and lightly mark
the bottom of the tile.
PP-FCMA-QL
Installation Instructions Page 5
Ceiling Anchoring
Truss Concrete Wood
Truss ceiling
Step 1. Loop the braided cable
around the truss.
Step 2. Run the open end through
the loop.
Step 3. Pull the open end down until
the braided cable tightens
around the truss.
Wood Joist
Step 1. Secure the four (4) ¼” eye
lag screws to the wood joist
in the ceiling.
Step 2. Make sure eye lag screws
are properly secured to the
joist before securing the wire
to the cable locks on the
plate.
Step 3. Run the open end through
the hole in the eye lag
screw .
Step 4. Run the open end through
the loop.
Step 5. Pull the open end down until
the braided cable tightens
around the eye lag screw.
Concrete
Step 1. Determine the mounting
location.
Step 2. Use a 1/4” masonry drill bit
to pre-drill the mounting
holes.
Step 3. Place the concrete anchor
into the pre-drilled hole and
gently tap into place using a
rubber mallet or hammer.
Truss
Loop
Braided Cable
Loop
Eye Lag Hole
Eye Lag Hole
Concrete
Wood Joist
THE PP-FCMA-QL MUST SECURED USING THE SUPPLIED QUICK LOCKS AND
BRAIDED CABLES.
PP-FCMA-QL
Braided Cable
Page 6 Installation Instructions
The dual knock out plates for the electrical box
must be removed prior to installation.
PP-FCMA-QL
Step 1. Attach the braided cable, using the directions on page 5, in the appropriate manner for your mounting configuration.
Step 2. Let the four (4) strands of braided cable hang down off to one side of the opening in the ceiling.
Permanent Mounting
Structure
Eye Lag Screw
Braided Cable
T-bar Frame
Ceiling Tile
Step 1. Install the PP-FCMA-QL plate securely onto the T-bar framework with the mounting studs face down (according to your
installation configuration).
Ceiling
Mounting Studs on
the Bottom
24” ‘T’ Bar
(Commercially
Available)
Dual Knock Outs
In the event that you are using the PP-FCMA-QL in an opening that is 24” x 48”, a 24” piece of T-bar (commercially avail-
able) must be used to support the mount and ceiling tile. The T-bar (commercially available) will run from side to side
and help support the PP-FCMA-QL and 24” x 24” replacement ceiling tile (commercially available).
PP-FCMA-QL Installation
Eye Lag Screw
24”x24” Ceiling Tile
24”x48” Ceiling Tile
Installation Instructions Page 7
Step 1. Locate the pre-installed step bolts that are on the PP-FCMA-QL.
Step 2. Remove the four (4) black rubber caps from the step bolts.
Step 3. Lower the pipe clamp onto the step bolt.
Step 4. Secure the pipe clamp to the PP-FCMA-QL using a 1/4” KEP nut (see above).
Step 5. Tighten all hardware with a wrench (commercially available).
Step 6. Re-attach the four (4) black rubber caps onto the step bolts.
Step 7. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for the remaining pipe clamp installation.
Attaching the Pipe Clamps
PP-FCMA-QL
Step 1. For added security, slide two (2) 3/4” EMT conduit pipe (commercially available) through the pipe clamps.
Step 2. Once the EMT conduit pipe (commercially available) is installed, use a screwdriver to tighten the four (4) M8 x 20mm
Phillips head screws and four (4) M8 nuts.
1/4” KEP Nut
Pipe Clamp
Ceiling Tile
Step Bolt
PP-FCMA-QL
Attaching the EMT Conduit Pipe (Optional)
Pipe Ceiling T-Bar PP-FCMA-QL Pipe Clamp
M8 x 20mm Screw
and M8 Nut
The EMT conduit pipe must cross over two sections of the T-bar framework on both sides of the pipe clamps.
Page 8 Installation Instructions
Quick Lock Installation
Re-check all hardware and installation for proper tightness and security and replace the tile.
Cable Output
Cable Input
Directional Input Arrows
Release Pin
Directional Input Arrows
Feed braided cable into the cable lock (see directional
input arrows). To release the braided cable, slide the
release pin to disengage the braided cable.
Release Pin Release Pin
Release Pin
Release Pin
6” Excess
Braided
Cable
Braided
Cable
Braided
Cable
Braided
Cable
Mounting Hole Mounting Hole Mounting Hole
Directional Input
Arrows
Directional Input
Arrows
Directional Input
Arrows
PP-FCMA-QL
Installation Instructions Page 9
Braided
Cable
T-Bar
Frame
Ceiling
Tile
Cable
Lock
PP-FCMA-QL
EMT
Conduit
Step 1. Once the braided cables have been attached to the upper mounting structure (wood joist, concrete or ceiling truss), it is now
time to attach the braided cable to the PP-FCMA-QL.
Step 2. Thread each braided cable through the Quick Lock (see previous page).
Step 3. Loop the braided cables through the space between the EMT conduit pipe and the top of the pipe clamp (see previous page).
Step 4. When adjusting the tension of the weight-bearing side of the Quick Lock, the cable must be pulled through the Quick Lock until
the desired tension is attained. Once attained, pull the braided cable through the other side of the Quick Lock
(see previous page).
Step 5. Once the tension has been adjusted, be sure that there is at least 6” of excess braided cable on the non-weight bearing side of the
Quick Lock.
Step 6. Use cable cutters to remove any remaining braided cable (optional).
Step 7. Reinstall the ceiling tile.
If you chose to use the optional EMT conduit pipe, the ceiling tiles where the EMT conduit pipe crosses over must be
installed prior to installing the EMT conduit pipe.
Ceiling
Tile
Page 10 Installation Instructions
PP-FCMA-QL
Ceiling Tile
PP-FCMA-QL
M8 Flat
Washer
M8 x 20mm
Phillips Head
Screw
PP-FCMA-QL Adjustments
Step 1. Loosen the M8 x 20mm screws and M8 flat washers. This will allow you to slide the base box laterally.
Please refer to the purchased base box for further operating instructions.
Electrical installation should be done in accordance to local codes and regulations.
Step 1. Cut the tile where the electrical base box is going to be secured.
Step 2. Using (commercially available) hardware depending on electrical installation environment, install the electrical box and secure
it to the plate.
Step 3. Make all electrical connections at this time.
Electrical Box Installation
Electrical Box
Cut-out
Electrical Box
PP-FCMA-QL
Installation Instructions Page 11
Technical Specifi cations
All measurements are in inches (mm).
Securing Pipe to the PP-FCMA-QL
Step 1. Secure the 1½” (NPT) pipe to the ceiling plate and tighten by using one (1) M5 x 16 Phillips head screw (supplied)
to the plate.
The M5 x 16 Phillip head screw must be used to stabilize the 1½” (NPT) pipe.
M5 x 16mm
Screw
1-1/2” Pipe
Opening
PP-FCMA-QL
Page 12 Installation Instructions
PP-FCMA-QL
Warranty
PREMIER MOUNTS
LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY
What and Who is Covered by this Limited Warranty and for How Long
Premier Mounts warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for the lifetime of
the original owner of this product. The limited warranty is valid only for the original purchaser of the product.
What Premier Mounts Will Do
At the sole option of Premier Mounts, Premier Mounts will repair or replace any product or product part that is
defective. If Premier Mounts chooses to replace a defective product or part, a replacement product or part will
be shipped to you at no charge, but you must pay any labor costs.
What is Not Covered; Limitations
PREMIER MOUNTS DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO MOUNTS, ADAPTERS, DIS-
PLAYS, PROJECTORS, OTHER PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING, IN WHOLE OR IN
PART, FROM IMPROPER INSTALLATION, MODIFICATION, USE OR MISUSE OF ITS PRODUCTS.
PREMIER MOUNTS DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. PREMIER
MOUNTS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUD-
ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INABILITY TO USE ITS PRODUCTS OR LABOR COSTS FOR REMOV-
ING AND REPLACING DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS OR PARTS. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
What Customers Must Do for Limited Warranty Service
If you discover a problem that you think may be covered by the warranty you MUST REPORT it in writing to
the address below within thirty (30) days. Proof of purchase (an original sales receipt) from the original con-
sumer purchaser must accompany all warranty claims. Warranty claims must also include a description of the
problem, the purchaser’s name, address, and telephone number.
How State Law Applies
THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER
RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
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